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1956uttar Pradesh1
1956uttar Pradesh1
Act 1 of 1956
Keyword(s):
Beef, Goshala, Cow-slaughter
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PART II—Section 3—Sub -section (i)
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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-
^ ANNEXURE
The Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. Uttar Pradesh Act No 1
of 1950) as Extended to the Union Territory of Delhi,
An Act to prohibit the slaughter of cow and its progeny in Uttar Pradesh.
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(5) The State Government may, at any time, for the purpose of satisfying it-
self as to the legality or propriety of the action call for and examine the record of
any case and m a y pass such orders thereon as it may deem fit.
(6) Subject to the provisions herein contained, any action taken u n d e r this sec-
tion. shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question.
4. Section 3 not to apply t o diseased, or under experimentation cows.—(1) Noth-
ing in "section 3 shall apply to the slaughter of a cow, bull or bullocTt—
(a) which Is suffering from any contagious or infectious disease notified as
such by the State Government; or
(b) which is subjected to experimentation ip the interest of medical and
public health research;
1
where the s aughtering Is done in accordance with the conditions and circumstances
to be prescribed.
(2) Where a cow or bullock is slaughtered for the reasons stated in clause (a)
of sub-section (l - ) the person who slaughters or causes* to be slaughtered such cow,
bull or bullock shall within twenty-four hours of the slaughter, lodge information
of the same at the nearest Police Station or before such officer or authority as may
be prescribed.
(3) The carcass off the cow, bull or bullock slaughtered under clause) (a) of sub-
section (1) shall be burled or disposed of in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. Prohibition on sale of beef.—Except as herein excepted and notwithstanding
anvthing contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person shall
sell or transport or offer for sale or transport or cause to be sold or transported
beef or bfeef-products in any form except for such medicinal purposes as may be
prescribed.
Exception.—A person may sell and serve or cause to be sold and served beef
or beef-products for consumption by a bona fide passenger in an air-craft or rail-
way train.
6. Establishment of Institutions.—There shall be established by the State Gov-
ernment or by any local authority, wherever so directed by the State Government,
institutions as may be necessary for taking care of uneconomic cows.
7. Levy of charges or fees,_The State Government or the local authority, as the
case may be. may l e w such charges or fees as may be prescribed for keeping un-
economic cows in the institutions.
8. Penalty.—(1) Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets t h e
contravention of the provisions of section 3 or 5 shall be guilty of an offence
r>unish.?ible with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years
or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
(2) Whoever fails to lodge the Information in t h e manner and within the time
stated in sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which
may extend to two hundred rupees or with both.
(3) In any trial for an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section
(2) the burden of proving that the slaughtered cow belonged to t h e clasg specified
in clause (a) of sub-section ( l ) of section 4 shall be on the accused.
9. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable.—Notwithstanding anything con-
tained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, an offence punishable unden sub-
section (1) of section 8 shall be cognizable and non-bailable.
10. Powr to make rules.—(11 The State Government may make rules for the
purpose of carrying into effect t h e provisions of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of foregoing powers, such rules may
provide for—
(a) the conditions and the circumstances under which cows, bulls or bullocks
are tol be slaughtered under sub-section (1) of section 4;
(aa) form of certificate, and the procedure for disposal of the applications
under section 3;
924 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY JPART Il-Saa 5 (I)]
(b) the manner In which diseases shall be notified under sub-section (1) (a)
of! section 4;
(c) the manner in which the information shall be lodged under sub-section
(2) of section 4;
(d) the manner in which and conditions under which beef or beef-products:
are to be sold or sold or served under section 5:
(e) the matters relating to the establishment, maintenance, management,
supervision and control of institutions referred to in section 6;
(f) the duties ot£ any officer or authority having jurisdlctlcfa under this Act,
the procedure to be followed by such officer or authority; and
(g) the matters which are to be and may be prescrbied.
[No. F. 3/6/60-UTL-89J1
G.S.B. 1924.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Goa.
Daman and Dlu (Opinion Poll} Aet, 1966 (38 of 1966), the President, in consulta-
tion with the Chief Election Commissioner, hereby fixes the 16th day of January,
1967, as the date on which an opinion poll shall be taken in accordance with the
provisions of the said Act and the rules and orders_ made thereunder—
(a) in relation to Goa, and
(bj In relation to Daman and Diu.
[No. F. 10/52/66-SR-]
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further to amend the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955,
IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Seventy First Year of the Republic of India as
follows :—
I. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Short title and
commencement
(Amendment) Act, 2020.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from
June 11, 2020.
2. In section 5A of the Uttar Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prevention Act, 1955 Amendment of
section 5A of
here in after referred to as the principal Act, after sub-section 5 the following
U.P. Act No. I of
sub-sections shall be inserted, namely: 1956
Insertion of 3. After section 5 A of the principal Act, the following section shall be
section 58
inserted, namely:-
5B. Whoever causes any physical injury to any cow or its progeny so as to
endanger the life thereof such as to mutilate its body or to transport it in any
situation whereby endangering the life thereof or with the intention of
endangering the life thereof does not provide with food or water shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year
and which may extend to seven years and with fine which shall not be less than
one Lakh rupees and which may extend to three Lakh rupees.
Insertion of 4. After section 7 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
section 7A
inserted, namely:-
The Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 (U. P. Act no. I of 1956) has
been enacted to prohibit and prevent the slaughter of cow and its progeny in the State of Uttar
Pradesh. Even after several amendments in the aforesaid Act, such laxity was maintained, due to
which this Act was not being implemented effectively as per the expectation of public sentiments
and complaints of illegal slaughter and illegal transport of cow and its progeny were being
received. The present provisions in the Act were proving to be weak and insufficient to stop such
illegal slaughter, illegal and irregular transport of cow and its progeny therefore it was decided to
amend section 5A, 7, 8 and 9 of the aforesaid Act to provide for stringent punishment for illegal
transport of cow and its progeny.
Since the State Legislature was not in session and immediate legislative action was
necessary to implement the aforesaid decision, the Uttar Pr;desh Prevention of Cow Slaughter
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated by the Governor on June 11, 2020.
This Bill is introduced to replace the aforesaid Ordinance.
By order,
J.P. SINGH-II,
Pramukh Sachiv.
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ACT
further to amend the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955,
IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Seventy First Year of the Republic of India as
follows :—
I. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Short title and
commencement
(Amendment) Act, 2020.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from
June 11, 2020.
2. In section 5A of the Uttar Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prevention Act, 1955 Amendment of
section 5A of
here in after referred to as the principal Act, after sub-section 5 the following
U.P. Act No. I of
sub-sections shall be inserted, namely: 1956
Insertion of 3. After section 5 A of the principal Act, the following section shall be
section 58
inserted, namely:-
5B. Whoever causes any physical injury to any cow or its progeny so as to
endanger the life thereof such as to mutilate its body or to transport it in any
situation whereby endangering the life thereof or with the intention of
endangering the life thereof does not provide with food or water shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year
and which may extend to seven years and with fine which shall not be less than
one Lakh rupees and which may extend to three Lakh rupees.
Insertion of 4. After section 7 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
section 7A
inserted, namely:-
The Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 (U. P. Act no. I of 1956) has
been enacted to prohibit and prevent the slaughter of cow and its progeny in the State of Uttar
Pradesh. Even after several amendments in the aforesaid Act, such laxity was maintained, due to
which this Act was not being implemented effectively as per the expectation of public sentiments
and complaints of illegal slaughter and illegal transport of cow and its progeny were being
received. The present provisions in the Act were proving to be weak and insufficient to stop such
illegal slaughter, illegal and irregular transport of cow and its progeny therefore it was decided to
amend section 5A, 7, 8 and 9 of the aforesaid Act to provide for stringent punishment for illegal
transport of cow and its progeny.
Since the State Legislature was not in session and immediate legislative action was
necessary to implement the aforesaid decision, the Uttar Pr;desh Prevention of Cow Slaughter
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated by the Governor on June 11, 2020.
This Bill is introduced to replace the aforesaid Ordinance.
By order,
J.P. SINGH-II,
Pramukh Sachiv.
C)